Today we moved forward on both:
▪️ Unlocking the €90 billion loan to Ukraine, securing financial and military support for 2026–2027.
▪️ Adopting the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, reducing its ability to wage war.
Europe stands firm, united and unwavering in its support to Ukraine.
One of the most ironic aspects of Iran’s memetic StratCom against Trump’s US is that the bloody Mullah regime, for some bizarre reason I cannot quite explain, appears to have -> 1/4
New video on Ukraine’s long range strike drones…
youtu.be/X_UKnoWy0o4?...
Hybrid war is war.
Russia wages war on on all of Europe, it just limits the kinetic portion on Ukraine.
Crowdfunding being this significant is great too see.
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As of 2026, Bulgaria is officially a high-income developed economy. Communism defeated.
A HUGE, narrative-breaking moment for the UK car market
New EVs are now cheaper than petrol cars on average, says Autotrader
Last yr CCC said price parity was due by 2028 – and it's already here
And EVs are already MUCH cheaper to run than petrol
“U.S. officials have informed some European counterparts that some previously contracted weapons deliveries are likely to be delayed as the Iran war continues to draw on weapons stocks, five sources familiar with the matter said.”
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Pakistan went from <5% to 25%+ solar in 4 years. Remarkable.
I was cited in Pakistan's Express Tribune on exactly this — but also on what the Hormuz crisis revealed: electricity resilience ≠ energy security.
tribune.com.pk/story/2602438/ending-oil-dependency-cycle
Changes in power generation March 2025 - March 2026 in major global markets: China, USA, EU, India & others
Loss of gas from Hormuz closure has NOT lead to rise in coal generation - record buildout of solar & wind in 2025 (& ongoing) mitigated impact
energyandcleanair.org/fossil-power...
Lebanon and Israel in today's talks agreed that Hezbollah should be fully disarmed and that Iran should no longer be allowed to dictate Lebanon’s future - NBC News, citing an official.
Trump’s blockade is getting an immediate test. A Chinese tanker has cleared the Strait of Hormuz. Will the US seize it? If the US does, is that an act of war? If it doesn’t, does the blockade collapse? This is a scary moment.
www.newsweek.com/first-chines...
Cost makeup of US gasoline and Diesel https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/
Taxes make up ~18% of the total cost in the US compared to i.e. Germany who have 19% VAT alone on top of 0.65EUR/l fixed energy tax and 0.17EUR/l carbon tax.
Percentage increases may be high in the US, but absolute prices (especially compared to income/gdp) still aren't. -> mainly because of lower taxes and thus lower base price in the US.
4USD/gal converts to just 0.9EUR/l or 0.78GBP/l while European prices of ~2€/l come out to 8.7$/gal.
🚨🚨Impossible to understate the importance of #Órban's defeat for European politics and world politics with an utter rejection of #MAGA as a policy style by the Hungarian electorate.
The world is already shining with new light after the #Hungarianelections. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
Hungary’s turnout is BRUTAL: 37.98% by 11am (2022: 22.77%), pointing to 75–80% or more overall. In such a scenario, Orbán’s chances look slim, and it’s unlikely any party beyond Fidesz and Péter Magyar’s Tisza clears the 5% threshold.
Follow me for more #HungaryElection updates.
The Finnish #Defence Forces have understood for decades that #inequality is a lethal threat to national #security. Here Major General (ret.) Pekka Toveri, former head of military intelligence and a current MEP, spells out the (obvious) truth: low inequality = will to fight.
youtu.be/OfKGhpcq_no?...
Strong early turnout in Hungary — looking good for the opposition party and bad for Orbán. 🇭🇺
🇭🇺✊ Good luck to these people tomorrow, in their hands is not only the fate of Hungary, but also a big opportunity for Europe and Ukraine
European power prices are split since the US-Iran conflict. Gas-reliant markets like Italy and Ireland have seen high prices (€140/MWh) while renewable rich regions including Spain, Portugal and Sweden see far lower prices (€40/MWh).
These are average wholesale daily prices (8am to 8pm).
I don't remember seeing an image of Earth before that captures the (thin, fragile, tiny layer of) atmosphere so clearly. I mean, look at that.
In 4 weeks Trump has transformed Iran from a country where people poured into the streets to overthrow the regime into a country where people poured into the streets to stop America. Great work.
I agree. For centuries, the United States has fought wars for the principles of freedom of navigation at sea. If Trump has lost that, it's a defeat of historic proportions.
US-Israeli strikes hit Tehran's Sharif University — known as Iran’s MIT & a hub of student protests against the Iranian regime.
Targeting civilian infrastructure is a war crime & only solidifies the regime's power.
Trump & Netanyahu have no plan, just more wanton destruction.
People in Serbia and abroad are calling BS on this. Aleksandar Olenik, a lawyer and vice president of the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (LSV), said that the police action near Kažnjiža represented bad theatrics and an attempt by Aleksandar Vučić to save Viktor Orban from electoral defeat.
Two weeks ago, the Hungarian opposition was bracing for a false flag operation, an "emergency" that would allow Viktor Orban to turn the tide or even cancel an election he is losing. Now it appears to have arrived
This is so, so well-articulated.
A ship full of Iranian Navy POWs would have been nice to have right now, just saying...
Looks like the ejector seat has been found. No word on the pilot.
Look at my boy go